Formation of Saturn's ring spokes by lightning-induced electron beams

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2006, Pages

  Jones, G H ^a   Krupp, N ^a   Kruger H ^a   Roussos, E ^a   Ip, W H ^b   Mitchell, D G ^c   Krimigis, S M ^c   Woch, J ^a   Lagg, A ^a   Franz M ^a   Dougherty, M K ^d   Arridge, C S ^d   McAndrews, H J ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC LEVITATION; MORPHOLOGY; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; RADIATION BELTS; THUNDERSTORMS;

SPOKES; X RAY EMISSIONS;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

ELECTRON; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SATELLITE DATA; SATURN; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 34248534285     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028146     Document Type: Article

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